State comparison · 2025
Optometrists salary: Alaska vs Hawaii
Optometrists in Alaska earn a median of $170,310. In Hawaii, $154,620. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.3% — not 10.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+10.1%
Alaska vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
+18.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Optometrists
- Median
- $170,310
- p25
- $134,480
- p75
- $203,510
- p10
- $98,530
- p90
- $218,180
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
Hawaii
Optometrists
- Median
- $154,620
- p25
- $120,980
- p75
- $162,070
- p10
- $107,090
- p90
- $205,390
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.